Phoenix Jones back on patrol after his dramatic unveiling

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SEATTLE - An extra set of eyes is watching the streets of downtown Seattle, as self-styled superhero Phoenix Jones returned to his patrol after enduring a week filled with controversy.

Jones, whose real name is Benjamin Fodor, was back walking the streets of Seattle on Saturday night. He patrolled with other members of the Rain City Super Heroes, as well as regular citizens he invited to tag along.

The group left from Pike Place Market around 10 p.m. and made a stop at Occupy Seattle before heading to Belltown.

Fodor says he wants to clear up confusion about his role and continue his mission.

"Theres been a lot of confusion about people thinking, like, I'm delusional or I'm crazy or that I don't understand what I'm doing," he says. "And I wanted people to walk around and understand what it is I'm doing."

He says last week started off as one of his worst ever, but then quickly became liberating.

He was arrested early on the morning of Oct. 9, after an alleged fight that was caught on video by a friend.

On the videotape, Fodor runs up to a crowd while dressed in his superhero outfit, pulls out a can of pepper spray and appears to shoot it at several people.

He was arrested on suspicion of assault, but prosecutors earlier this week declined to file charges.

Outside court on Thursday, he dramatically took off his mask and revealed his true identity - and said he plans to keep fighting crime on the streets of Seattle, as he did Saturday night.

In fact, it's something that everyone can do, in his or her own way, he says.

"Everyone's doing it - they just don't know," says Fodor. "If you walk from your car to a show and back to your car, that's being on patrol. The only difference is, when I see crime, I call 911 first, wait, and when it gets dangerous I step in. And I feel like every citizen could do that."

Fodor adds that he's in a backup suit, because what he calls his "super suit" was taken into evidence by police, after last week's arrest.

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